Improvement in children s carriages



J. A. MALONEY. Ghilds Carriage.

Patented ug. 5,1879.

tint-ra n STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. MALONEY, OF GEORGETOWN, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ASSIGNOR OFTHBEE-FOUBTHS HIS RIGHT TO GEORGE N. FRENCH.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 218,296, dated August5, 1879; application filed July 10, 1879.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES A. MALONEY, of Georgetown, in the county ofWashington and District ofColuInbia, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Baby-Oarriages; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in baby-carriages;and consists in utilizing the handle of the carriage by converting itinto a folding chair or seat at will.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section. Fig. 2 is an end viewof the handle detached from the carriage. Fig. 3 represents the handleopen for use as a seat.

A represents a carriage-body; B, handle of carriage; b b, staples orsockets attached to carriage, and into which the handle rests. O O aredivisions of handle which form the front end of chair or seat. 0 c areoblique braces on handle forming a back. D represents the seat of chair.E represents a rod on end of divisions. e e are pivots upon which thedivisions are moved to and fro. F represents a roller, by means of whichthe seat D is folded and converted into a carriage-handle. f is athumb-screw for operating the roller F.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: When it is desirable toconvert the carriage-handle into a chair or seat, it is lifted from thestaples or sockets b b, and the rod E is grasped and pulled forward, anda chair or seat is at once formed. To makeit assume the form of ahandle, the operator takes hold of the thumb-screw f, and by turning itrolls the seat upon the roller F until the chair or seat is lost sightof.

The object of my invention is to supply a want long needed, inasmuch asupon a warm and pleasant day the number of chairs or seats in publicparks or other retreats for shade and rest are generally insufficient toaccommodate those who seek the retirement of such places; consequentlysuch persons as convey their little ones in carriages or perambulatorscan convert the handles of the same into chairs or seats, and therebyrest themselves from the fatigue of the walk to or from parks. &c.

It is the compactform and ready utilization of the handle of ababy-carriage into a chair or seat which distinguishes my improvement inthe art from all others.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A carriage or perambulator, having a handle which forms a foldingchair or seatwhen removed from the carriage, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. In a baby-carriage or perambulator, the combination of the body Awith the handle B, sockets b b, pivoted arms 0, rod E, roller F, andseat D, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. MALONEY.

Witnesses S. M. PooL, W. T. HUTGHINSON.

